Top 40 Hits of May 1959
| 1 | Elvis Presley | A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight |
| 2 | Buddy Holly | It Doesn't Matter Anymore |
| 3 | Russ Conway | Side Saddle |
| 4 | Marty Wilde | Donna |
| 5 | Ricky Nelson | It's Late |
| 6 | Chris Barber's Jazz Band | Petite Fleur |
| 7 | Anthony Newley | I've Waited So Long |
| 8 | The Fleetwoods | Come Softly To Me |
| 9 | The Coasters | Charlie Brown |
| 10 | Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters | Come Softly To Me |
| 11 | Neil Sedaka | I Go Ape |
| 12 | The Platters | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
| 13 | Eddie Cochran | C'mon Everybody |
| 14 | Cliff Richard & The Drifters | Mean Streak |
| 15 | Lonnie Donegan | Fort Worth Jail |
| 16 | Frankie Avalon | Venus |
| 17 | The McGuire Sisters | May You Always |
| 18 | Malcolm Vaughan | Wait For Me / Willingly |
| 19 | Russ Conway | Roulette |
| 20 | Joan Regan | May You Always |
| 21 | Anthony Newley | Idle On Parade (EP) |
| 22 | Bert Weedon | Guitar Boogie Shuffle |
| 23 | Dickie Valentine | Venus |
| 24 | Lloyd Price | Stagger Lee |
| 25 | Lloyd Price | Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? |
| 26 | Connie Francis | My Happiness |
| 27 | Billy Eckstine | Gigi |
| 28 | Perry Como | Tomboy |
| 29 | Shirley Bassey | As I Love You |
| 30 | Slim Dusty | A Pub With No Beer |
| 31 | Fats Domino | Margie |
| 32 | Cliff Richard & The Drifters | Never Mind |
| 33 | Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson | Sing Little Birdie |
| 34 | Ruby Wright | Three Stars |
| 35 | Billy Fury | Maybe Tomorrow |
| 36 | Frank Sinatra | French Foreign Legion |
| 37 | The Beverley Sisters | Little Drummer Boy |
| 38 | Pat Boone | For A Penny |
| 39 | Ricky Nelson | Never Be Anyone Else But You |
| 40 | Nat 'King' Cole | You Made Me Love You |